Chinese Idioms Containing “千”

Keep promises faithfully

Literal na kahulugan: One promise thousand gold

Perfected through repeated refinement

Literal na kahulugan: Thousand hammers hundred forges

Ever-changing; constantly varying

Literal na kahulugan: Thousand changes ten thousand transformations

Travel a great distance

Literal na kahulugan: A thousand miles distant

Willingly travel far; make great efforts

Literal na kahulugan: Not consider a thousand miles far

Invaluable writing

Literal na kahulugan: One word worth a thousand gold

Lack of originality

Literal na kahulugan: Thousand pieces one pattern

Extreme danger

Literal na kahulugan: A thousand jun on one hair

Overcome great obstacles

Literal na kahulugan: Thousand mountains, ten thousand rivers

Diverse and flourishing

Literal na kahulugan: Ten thousand purples, thousand reds

Rapid decline

Literal na kahulugan: Fall a thousand zhang